Walker Adams House
Walker Adams House | |
Location | 1009 College Avenue Davenport, Iowa |
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Built | c. 1875 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84001313 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
The Walker Adams House is a c. 1875 Italianate style residence located on the eastside of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.[1]
History
Walker Adams was a partner in a cooperage before he became a wholesaler of shingles and staves. Adams and his family lived on this property since 1868. This is probably the second house located here as the exterior features suggest a later date.[2] After Walker's death, his wife Mary continued to live in the house into the 1890s.
Architecture
There are a number of Italianate houses such as this one in the Fulton Addition to the city of Davenport. Its vertical proportions and the millwork decoration on the eaves represents the post-Civil War expression of the style. The two-story brick house features a hipped roof, a three bay front and an entrance that is left of center. The veranda on the south side has subsequently been enclosed. The porches have fluted posts with entablature. A bracketed cornice is just below the roofline. It also features a single molding strip at the base of the frieze that was a popular detail in mid-19th century Davenport.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen. "Walker Adams House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
External links
- Martha H. Bowers (January 1982). "NRHP Multiple Resource Assessment: Historical and Architectural Resources of Davenport". National Park Service. (pages 1-30 of PDF document)
- Martha H. Bowers (July 1983). "NRHP Multiple Resource Assessment: Historical and Architectural Resources of Davenport, Iowa (Part II)". National Park Service. Northwest and north-central Davenport, the Fulton Addition, and McClellan Heights (pages 30-69 of PDF document)